Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-15


baby population OF Yankton-the saual,
~ time of the year.
The holiday trade is making glad the
heart of the merchant. IL is large this
year and the dollars are rolling in.
a travelling man for 8 Yankton manu-.
factory guarantees to double the bust.
ness OF his house in 1888. The house is
wiling.
The laws are SO constructed that there
is DO appeal from the decision OF the
city justice IN the cases Of the scarlet
women.
A Yanktonisn expects that allSof the
city south of the Rhine will be given. up
to business before many yeare. The
residences will have to take to the hills.
A citizen calls attention to an existing
ordinance providing for the appointment
Of a measurer OF wood. He Gays it is
seldom that q street purchaser gets 1913
feet to Q cord.
To.dsy's weather Is directly CONTRA
dic.ory to the theory advanced by Sam
uel Phelps Leland, to the effect that
the earth and its atmosphere grew
colder every year.
DIR. +. 4. Brecht fell down stairs this
morning and dislocated his thumb. He
has some doubts about being able to
appear st the concert on Tuesday night.
but hopes to be- there.
Hogs have sold for $4.85 per hundred
to-day. Receipts heavy. Flax $1.10,
wheat 65. Data ~ cents and corn 50 cents.
These grain prices are the largest paid
at any point in south Dakota.
The number OF farmers who know the
best route for the Manitoba is large and
wants to be heard. We have plans and
specifications OF several hundred
admirable gaps in the divide.
Remember the supper IN the basement
OF the Methodist church tomorrow
evening. Oysters stewed or raw, boiled
ham, cold chicken. boiled beef, pickles.
cake, tea and coffee. All for So cents.
Children %. Also sn entertaining must
cal programme.
DR.. Hardstti, vicar general OF the
Catholic church OF Dakota, will ofHciate
ct the church services on Christmas day.
Father Redmond, the local pastor, goes
to Fort Randall on that day and Bishop
Marty will spend the holidays ct the
Highmore Indian school.
Because 6 few railroads are coming il
does not follow that the people should
relax their efforts, Railroads alone dc
not make o olty, but railroads and husi.
ness push combined will accomplish
the result. There is never a time "a
sleep over the work of constructing 9
metropolis
Miles Tully, the Press and DakotAiar
travelling man, finds himself compelled
to submit to q surgical operation for the
removal Of an incipient tumor from hii
meek. The difficulty originated with q
cold which causeds gland to swell and
this swelling threatens TO become serious
! ns!es.
Some lady hes left a pair OF shoes ani
q mitten at q. J. Porser's store, Portsl
ia q married man and has no use for tht
mitten while the shoes are &c large thu
they slip mp and down on his feet ant
hatch corns on his heels. The gentl,
owner Of these articles, or the owner o
these gentle articles, is especially re.
quested to call, pay storage and TAX
them away.
Fourteen bays from the public school
were recently given two days lay of
Tor throwing snow balls at a schoo
house. The boys Of the third and secon,
grammar rooms, while passing th
brown school, were assaulted by th
boys OF that edifce with snow balls, an'
the battle which ensued did not en-,
until several boys we're disabled and on
side Of she brown school house locke,
like sitatooed snow bank. The teacher
recommended q brief vacation and th
boys enjoyed IL.
District Attorney L. B. French, Wn
M. Powers, George 81. Hand, Newto
Edmunds, =. ]. Dewitt and =. r. Han
son went ons on the Sioux Falls road o
Tuesday to the scene Of the removal {
the bridge across the road by James a
Walsh. This road has been In actu,
use fop twenty-five years. and hy al
ssructing il Mr.. Walsh has made I'll
Tourney 10 Yankton many miles long
fos people who live beyond his farE
This committee met o. the instance
Mr.. French a. road viewers and the
opinion regarding the right 60 obstru
will be made public al the next term
court.
, A Yankton boy about seven years o
was recently found in his bath by b
, father, who admonished him 50 hur
up as there might be others who want,
to occupy the cleansing apartment. T.
boy was industriously rubbing y
/. hla legs with q sponge when disnovsre
and in answer to his fathers remsrks
said: aOhlIu be through when / he
washed by boughs." The father turn,
:. away With Q sad smile on his lips a
sought ont his wife to Teller all abo
IT. and together they endeayored to /
termine from which side OF the hor
the boy inherited his brightness.